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Nicholas John Smith (5 March 1934 – 6 December 2015) was an English comedian and actor. He appeared in the

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'', playing original character Mr (Cuthbert) Rumbold, the manager of the fictional Grace Brothers department store.

Early life

Smith, the son of a

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, attended a preparatory school and

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. He learned to play musical instruments, studied singing and trained as an actor at

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. He then appeared in repertory theatres, on the West End stage, at the

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and on Broadway.

Roles

Smith's earliest TV roles were as a non-speaking extra in various

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programmes. He had his first speaking role in the BBC's ''

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'' serial ''

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'' (1964). Smith persuaded the serial's director, Richard Martin, to expand the role so that his character, Wells, appeared in three of the serial's six episodes instead of only one or two as originally scripted. This was followed by small roles in many other adventure series, such as ''

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'' and '' Ace of Wands''. In 1969 he appeared in the television period drama ''

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'' as the historical figure of

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''Are You Being Served?''

''Are You Being Served?'' began with a

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in 1972, with Smith playing Mr Cuthbert "Jug Ears" Rumbold, the manager of the menswear and ladieswear departments in a large fictional London store called Grace Brothers. Smith remained with the programme until the end of its run in 1985, as well as appearing in the ''Are You Being Served?'' spin-off film in 1977 and the sitcom's sequel, ''

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'' (also known as ''Are You Being Served? Again!'' in the United States), in 1992 and 1993. Following the death of

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on 16 March 2013, Smith was the last surviving member of the original cast of ''Are You Being Served?'' The last surviving principal actor is Mike Berry, who joined the cast beginning in 1981 for series 8 in the role of Mr Spooner following actor

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's departure from the series.

Other roles

From September 1972, in contrast to his contemporaneous work in ''Are You Being Served?'', he also had a semi-regular role as PC Jeff Yates in the series ''

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''. His last appearance as Yates was in February 1975. His film work included appearances in ''

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'' (1968), ''

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'' (1969),

''-Project Zero (1969),

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'' (1970), dubbed in an Italian version of ''

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'' (1972) directed by

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, and ''

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'' (1975) as Hunkston, Sigerson Holmes' servant. He played Mr. Simpkins (a miserable and desperately unattractive leisure centre manager who had rings run around him by two lazy, womanizing Australian criminals who had taken jobs in the leisure centre as a cover for their crimes) in the Sweeney, episode Golden Fleece in 1975. In 1979, he appeared in ''

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'' as Mr Foster, the headmaster of the school. In 1986 he played Sir John Treymayne in the British tour of '' Me and My Girl'', a role played in the West End by his ''Are You Being Served?'' co-star Frank Thornton. In 1987 he joined the cast on '' And There's More'' and was paired up with

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for a number of sketches for each episodes as an old couple. He appeared in the TV mini-series ''

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''. In 2005, Smith featured in a supporting role as vicar Clement Hedges in the Academy Award-winning film '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'', for which he was nominated for an

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. In 2008, he appeared as a vicar in ''

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''. In 2010, he appeared in children's TV programme '' M.I. High'' as Professor Quakermass. Smith also wrote music and poetry.

Personal life and death

Smith was the father of actress Catherine Russell. He died on 6 December 2015 following seven weeks of hospitalisation for a head injury from a fall at his home in

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Partial filmography

* '' Partners in Crime'' (1961) - Pawn Shop Assistant * ''

'' (1964, season 2) - Resistant *''

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'' (1965) - Fireman (uncredited) *''

'' (1968) - Constable *''

'' - "The Fiction-Makers" (1968) - Bishop *''

'' (1969) - Pilgrim *''

''- "Project Zero" (1969) - Postmaster. *''

'' (1970) - Actor in Play *''

'' (1972) - Friar *''

'' (1972) - Mr. Rumbold *''

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'' (1973) - 1st Taxi Driver *''

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'' (1974) - Death Wish (uncredited) *''

'' (1975) - Hunkston *''

'' (1977) - Mr. Rumbold *''

'' (1992) - Mr. Rumbold *''

'' (1994) - Mr. Spottletoe *''

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'' (1998) - Chaplain *'' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' (2005) - Reverend Clement Hedges (voice), Nominated -

*''Every Hidden Thing'' (2006) - Abel

References

External links

* *''Are You Being Served? A Celebration of Twenty-Five Years''. Richard Webber with David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. New York; Welcome Rain, 1998.
Nicholas Smith
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